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June 2017
Space economics - industry trends and space investing
... Impact of space policy In addition to capital sources, space policy can have a large impact on industry dynamics and the economics of space In addition to capital sources, space policy can have a large impact on industry dynamics and the economics of space.... angel capital and continuing on the capital lifecycle fly wheel. Space policy can also be helpful in terms of protecting intellectual and property rights. For example, Planetary Resources, a...
February 2019
The Space Elevator – an alternative path to space?
...down to the ground in Earth’s gravity field In principle a space elevator can be built with known tether materials if the taper factor of the tether is large enough. However, a large taper ..., Huntsville, 2000. 15 J. Pearson, J. Carroll, E. Levin and J. Oldson, “ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator (EDDE): Design, Operation, and Ground Support,” in Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, Maui, HI, 2010. 16 B. M. Wiegmann,...
November 2016
Microgravity and space research: Bringing the commercial market into focus
...step with a few innovators and early adopters, this alone will not allow for the creation of a market. The reusability of launchers will have a significant impact in the price of ...and space research - worlds that seldom interact but that could generate great value by working together. To realise this, a first objective is to make the microgravity environment a research tool for investigators, scientists and companies, particularly in life sciences...
November 2018
Connecting and collaborating for innovation
..., considers the interaction between medical and space professionals to accelerate the translation of ideas between these disciplines, and looks at some of the novel applications of space to healthcare that are already in...Executive Director of Business Development. She is currently responsible for the development and management of the Harwell Science and Innovation and Daresbury Campuses. Before joining STFC, Barbara worked at EADS Astrium (now...
October 2017
Managing air and space traffic from orbit
...part of the global commons (which covers Earth’s unowned natural resources, such as the oceans, the atmosphere and space). Eighteen annexes to the Chicago Convention covering all aspects of aviation have been made by ICAO. As ...surveillance, since it will give full coverage of Earth’s surface including ocean and polar regions, and also near space for both air and space traffic management in one device, along with meeting the requirements of the ...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... exploitation of natural space resources, growing military and strategic uses of space, and the contamination of both Earth and space environments - remain without specific regulatory control and guidance. Space matters for everyone and it is our...Prof Dr Ram S. Jakhu is the Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law and the Centre for Research in Air and Space Law of McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He possesses professional experience of ...
August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
...space science using small spacecraft looks bright. We are clearly at the bottom of the growth curve but the pace of change in this area is accelerating, and a lot of innovation is happening across the community. The two factors... on many mission concepts across Earth Science, Planetary Science and Astrophysics. He also teaches Aerospace Engineering (with a focus on nanosats), Systems Engineering and Program Management at the California Institute ...
March 2016
Why We Need Space Artists
...factor in the public’s rapid disenchantment with the space programme? Space hotel with zero-g stadium and super-shuttles (Gouache + digital). From ‘Futures: 50 Years in Space’ by David A Hardy & Patrick Moore, 2004 Throughout the 1950s, science fiction and... in Canyonlands, Utah, the Crimea, Yellowstone Park, the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater, Arizona, and so on; nearly all ‘planetary analogues’. In a sense, they are following in the footsteps of ...
September 2017
Europe needs facility to handle extra-terrestrial space material
...from a monitor room. The EURO-CARES consortium is composed of planetary science researchers and curators, biosafety specialists, and engineers, from all parts of Europe (www.euro-cares.eu). There... different expertises and opinions should come together. References 1 1COSPAR (2002). COSPAR Planetary Protection Policy. 4 p. 2 Space Studies Board (2002). The quarantine and certification of Martian samples. Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration ...
